The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-14
The Methodist District. Conference.

The Brookhaven District Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Chnrvh Souti
was held here April 7th-lOth. Gu wedncs
day afternoon the preachers and delegates
began to come in, and by.Saturday morn
ing 65 members of the Conference .hadIas
sembled from the different pastoral char.
ges of the district. On Wednesday night
the opening sermon was preached by the
Ate o'clock on Thursday morning the
Conference was called to order by Bishop
Galloway aud after devotional exercises,
conducted by the Bishop, Prof. X. 5.
Ricketts, was elected Secretary and Rev.
Is. F. Lewis Assistant Secretary.
At IL o'clock, after having spent all
hour or two in hearing reports on the
spiritual condition of sOrne''o of the charges,
the Conference suspended it's lab"rs and
listened to sermon by Rev. w. b. Hines,
of Caseyville.
| By 3 o'clock the Conference assembled
for the afternoon session and resumed the
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| A church extension mass meeting was
held at o'clock p. NJ. Rev. W. B. Hines
conducted the religious exercises, and al
dresses were made by Revs. T. Il. HOllO-
man and J. w. McLaurin.
! On Friday morning reports were re-
ceived from the various charges as to the
financial condition and system of each,
and the condition of the church property
ed an able and interesting addre IS o
The Local Preacher in Methodism.
The afternoon was spent in hearing the
reports upon the financial affairs of the
churches and upon the Sunday school
work, and at 8 o'clock a mass meeting in
the interests of education was held. Rev.
I. l.. Mellen, of Wesson, presided and
addresses were delivered by Rev. w. h.
Murrah, of Whitworth College, and Rev,
II. w. Featherstun, of Kavanaugh Col
lege.
On Saturday morning reports on Sun
day school interests were resumed. At
IL o'clock, the Sunday school mass meet
ing was addressed by Rev. J. T. Nichsol-
son, of Hazlehurst, and Prof. l.. T. Fitz-
hugh. President of WhItworth College.
The session on Saturday. afternoon was
especially interesting. Reports were re-
ceived from various committees. Sum
NIT was selected as the next place of
meeting, and delegates were elected to
attend the Mississippi Annual Conference
which meets in Jackson i'll December
next. The following is the result of the
election
DELEGATEs-J. f. Carrnth of Adams
J. II. Thompson of Beauregard, j. 5.
Sexton of Hazehurst, and X. Babbing
ton of FranklintOn.
ALTERNATEs-J. w. Bethea and Rev.
X. Havers of Summit.
A missionary mass meeting was held on
Saturday night. Rev. Geo. w. Bachman
of KOsciusko conducted the rcligi Gus ex-
erciscs and DIR. &. w. Carter editor of the
New Orleans Christian Advocate, and
Bishop Galloway charmed the audience
with their presentations of this important
subject.
The business exercises of the Confer
ence were closed on Saturday evening and
some of the members left at once tor their
homes, but many of theIu remained to the
services of the Sabbath.
At IL o'clock Sunday morning the
church, which had been beautifully deco
rated Ivy the ladies on Saturday night,
WAS ii T. Il to overlooking with worship
pers, who listened with delight to II
magnificent sermon by Bishop Galloway
on the Resurrection of Christ.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
was celcbra' ed at 9 o'clock p. M, followed
by that richest and most precious of
Methodist, services, an experience meet
ing. Rev. X. B. Downer OF Providence
circuit conducted this service.
At o'clock very large congregation
assembled to hear grand and impress
sve sermon from DR.. Carter on the voice
Of God. DIR. Carter is IL veritahle prince
in the pulpit. There were two applica-
tons for church membership on Sunday.
By Monday the visitors had all left for
,heir homes.
The statement of the presiding elder
and the reports of the preachers show
active prosperity and progress in all the
departments of church work throughout
the District. The able leadership of
Rev. j. NJ. Weems, seconded by the
ministry and laity of the District have
resulted in an onward movement all along
the line.
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